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This study is not looking a or testing eradication of latent HIV. They are seeing if they can improve immune response in people who have achieved an undetectable viral load but have had a poor cd4 recovery.

"a secondary endpoint of the study is also to evaluate the effect on HIV viral load, by sensitive analysis methods."

I took this part as a sign of how to reduce latent/virus producing cells or lower the viral "setpoint". I might be reading too much into the press release thou but given they use a cancer drug the procedure seems awfully inspired by recent research of flushing latent HIV.

More specifically, in the CATIE article the author writes: "Whatever impact Vacc-4x had on viral load, it did not allow recipients to remain off therapy longer than people on placebo."

However in the link I posted, the article states "These final results confirm that Vacc-4x lowers viral load in patients with HIV who have remained off ART for at least 6 months," said Vidar Wendel-Hansen, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Bionor Pharma, "and suggests a correlation between this effect and the vaccine induced immune responses to p24."

Whatever you make of it there it is. I also read somewhere some people were off ART for two years after receiving Vacc-4X.

In the 2012 Q2 report Bionor mention they have initiated the process of partnership with a larger pharma for phase III development AND commercialization. I think its clear already the method is working but there is alot more work to be done, my point is that they wouldnt pushed for further development and make a bold statement like that with a product not worthy continous investment and work.

In the 2012 Q2 report Bionor mention they have initiated the process of partnership with a larger pharma for phase III development AND commercialization.

My read on this is that Bionor is securing funding through a larger pharma partner prior to the completion (or even the start) of the phase II trial, so they are ready from a business perspective in the event the trials are promising. I think this is more of a statement about their business strategy than the science. Of course I would like to see the science pan out, but we have to wait for the data.